Network Administrator Engineer

Job description

Country: United States
Job Function: Information Technology

State / Province: California
Position Type: Full time

City / Location: Carlsbad
Brand: TaylorMade

Relocation: No Selection

The Greens of St. Andrews are a long ways from the local front nine, but the feeling at the tee is exactly the same. We don’t make equipment for professionals or amateurs; we make equipment for golfers. We know that in a game of inches, what matters isn’t the name of the course, but a love of the game. Our clubs, and everything else we make, blend a commitment to golf’s history with a drive to bring modern ideas to life. At TaylorMade Golf, vision meets precision.

TaylorMade is a place for those who value innovation and never stop seeking ways to push performance forward and improve the game, while always honoring its tradition and its origins. A passion for competition, both on and off the course, defines the way we approach our work. We believe that true golf people make the best golf products. And that’s why the best players in the world play with TaylorMade

Position Summary :

The Network Administrator Engineer position performs network administration & planning for all aspects of the Company’s global network infrastructure to include network equipment, servers, and software applications (tools & appliances). Manages global WAN & Internet connectivity. Provides reliable, durable, and cost-effective solutions. Maintains a healthy network with appropriate access, security, availability, performance, capacity, and backups for productivity, efficiency, and business continuity.

Essential Functions and Key Responsibilities:

· Secures network access to all internal computing systems and oversee access permissions
· Manages administrative rights to the network infrastructure
· Proactively provisions network services to ensure capacity and performance
· Manages a general-purpose monitoring system used among all IT peers
· Implements and manages security solutions, including firewall and intrusion detection systems
· Installs and configures network hardware and software
· Leads the patching and upgrading of network systems regularly to minimize business risk
· Perform a wide range of network administration duties including installations, debugging, maintenance, upgrades, and general support for Cisco, Brocade, Checkpoint and F5 network equipment.
· Evaluate, test, and deploy all software and hardware upgrades to the networking infrastructure keeping all devices current.
· Proactive monitoring of all network devices, services, and servers using a combination of tools, both on premise and cloud to ensure high availability and SLA’s.
· Manage & troubleshoot network WAN and Internet connectivity throughout the organization.
· Collect and review network & WAN utilization data for capacity and planning purposes
· Assist in developing, implementing, testing, and maintaining disaster recovery plans.
· Interface with vendors for procurement & maintenance of all IT network infrastructures.
· Collaborate and provide support with fellow tech team members to provide end-user support and issue resolution.
· Research, evaluate and recommend technologies to support business requirements.
· Create and maintain documentation for all processes and procedures.
· Actively participate in troubleshooting efforts with peers for support issues impacting the organization.
· Partner with the IT Security Manager to maintain the Company’s security posture.
· Collaboratory management of the Checkpoint firewalls with the IT Security Team.
· Resolves escalated incidents, including 24x7 as required
· Perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge and Skills Requirements:

· Maintain up-to-date knowledge of emerging tools and technologies including on premise and cloud.
· Possess excellent customer service and communication skills
· Incident management (e.g., restore service immediately with work-arounds, communicating and acting according to urgency and process)
· Process adherence (e.g., access control approvals, inventory replenishment, update CMDB)
· Process engineering to design workflows

Position-Specific Services and Technologies

· Hyper Converged Solutions including VMWare and Nutanix
· Cisco & Brocade Network Switches
· Wireless 802.11 AP’s. Cisco wireless management technologies, including WLC, ISE , NCS, and MSE
· Checkpoint Firewall
· Intrusion detection/prevention and other security systems
· Traffic optimizers, such as Riverbed and F5 load balancers
· Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances, SSL VPN, and IPSec
· Network and routing protocols such as TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, and EIGRP
· Network services and traffic management systems, such as RADIUS, SNMP, SSH, sFlow, and InMon
· WAN Solutions - MPLS
· Connected infrastructure, including server operating systems, storage, and external clouds
· B2B and B2C connectivity with external vendors
· Systems monitoring software and services, such as syslog, SolarWinds and Splunk
· Motorola and Psion Teklogix RF session controllers and handheld RF devices
· Familiarity with emerging technology – SD-WAN, etc.

Education, Work Experience, and Professional Certifications:

· Bachelor’s Degree (preferably in Computer Science) and 5-7 years of experience; or 10+ years of relevant work experience
· 5 years of LAN experience
· 3 years of WAN experience
· MCSE, CCNA or similar certifications are a plus
· Knowledge of the ITIL framework or similar models for IT workflow
· Knowledge of specific technical products and services in use at TaylorMade
· Success working in a fast-paced, team-oriented, collaborative environment.

Work Environment / Physical Requirements:

· Office environment, heavy computer use
· Light physical effort equal to frequent lifting or moving of lightweight materials
· Regularly required to sit or stand, bend and reach
· Must be able to work extended hours as needed

The above description is intended to show in general terms, the responsibilities for which the position exists and the type, level and work which must be satisfactorily performed in order to be successful in the position. However, this description is not intended to be an all-inclusive listing of work requirements nor an all-inclusive list of skills and abilities required to do the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position, management reserves the right to add, modify, change or rescind the duties, responsibilities and activities or to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions at any time with or without notice. Nothing in this job description changes the at-will relationship between the Company and its employees.